The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) decided that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm broke the Hatch Act throughout a late 2021 interview.
The OSC announced that Granholm explicitly endorsed Democratic Party candidates throughout an Oct. 6 interview in her official capacity with media outlet Marie Clare, according to a response letter addressed to the Foundation for Accountability & Civic Trust (FACT) on June 9. FACT requested that the OSC investigate the matter soon after the interview was published.